Combined envelope and invoice sheet



H. W. MYERS COMBINED ENVELOPE AND INVOICE SHEET Malyv 7, 1929.

Filed June 5, 1926 l 'lll-lll'.

4 illllimllll Patented Mey?, i

. .-mnxsoirw..niita-leeuwen@ Y Appuauoa nedJ Jane-...ss iets Myl present invention relates to 'commercial' forms and particularly to those which require as bills or statements of account.l

v It has for an object the provision of a blank adapt-ed" to be employed both by a creditori as,

ya form for renderinga statement of'. account and by the debtor` as an envelope for enclos-` ing a'replyto or rremittance in paymentof the statement. Another object of my invention is the :pro' vision of acommercial form of such construe` tion as to provide the creditor with a means of positively and readily. identifyinr an account for which a remittance has een received.. 4

Briefly stated these objects are ,accom-'IF plished .by the provision of a sheet orblank- 1 comprising an end portion to receive the 4bill 2o orletter-head and a body. portion adapted toreceive ythe items of account and to bel folded upon the upper portionformailing, the end portion having end and side `iaps', preferably gummed, which are scalable over .25 the folded' vform to produce an envelope for return mailing. The reverse side of the end portion is preferably provided with directions for locating the creditor, thereby providing a convenient form for" use by the* debtor in enclosing a vremittance to la statement and at the same time furnishin the creditor .with a positive or definite identi cation of the account; The invention will be' more-thoroughly l' undestoo'd with the aid of the description given in'connectionwith the follovvirigf.`

vg-tobe drawings in;which:f v

Fig. 1 is aview of a statement-blank formed in accordance withj the invention and folded 40' ready for insertion in an env-elo e. i'

` Fig. 2` is a' rspective view' of the blank sliwnjn Fig. 1.

"om the rear Fig. 3 is a bas'e view of the saxneblank form unfolded..

Fig. 4 1s a rear view of tliefornri as .shown in Fig. 3.

'Figs. 5, Ind 6 are views of opposite sides ofLA the form folded ready for .returnas an en,-

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- In the drawings the same reference, characters have been employed to denote` similar Hpar/ l,

Referrin tothe drawings, there lis shown a 'blank bil or .statement form printedv on a suitable sheet of paper, the face thereof dis-` anl fend portion Sladapted to receivetheusual there ,provided with end flaps 9-9, and a side flap .10, which flaps are preferably gummed.

`With the addition of these flaps, the `blank re- With a'form of commercial statement ar,-

1 letteredfas'desired to receive the itelnization a reply with an enclosure or rennttanc'e, such 'i or lstatement of.` account proper, and having letzterforrbill-head, YWhenl employed by a vcreditor 1n rendering a statement'otI account, the forinlrepresentedhere-in Ais not folded in 4the customary manner, but rather as shown in FigJQ so -thatfthe end portion 8 containing the customers. name and address is outer,- most so that;\vl1'eninserted in an envelope having acut-,out .portion in its face or-an area therein which has tbeen treated to renderit parent, the name and address is visible, yobviating the necessity of addressing the envelope separately, as shown in. the dot-'and-dash. lines inF ig. 1. f 1 4 In the preferred form of my invention, the end portion 8 of the above described form is ceived by a customer or creditor may be readilyemployed as a return envelope serving as anl enclosure for a reply toor remittance in ayment of the statement, the blank being oldedin the manner shown in Figs. 5 and 6 Witlithe reverse side of the top portion 9 outwarda'nd with the iiaps 9-9 and 10 folded over andsealed to the foldedbody portionV 8.

ranged as described, a dual advantage is present becausefnotonly is the debtor furnished with a ready and convenient means for' making reply to the statement, but the creditor is also provided with a'positive means ofidentifying the particular account upon receipt of vthe envelope, as the statement per se containing the customers name .-and address'is re-` v turned with the remittance.

In mailing the statement to .the customer, it is preferably folded as shownin Fig. 2, with .the top or end portion 8 outward, thev flaps 9-9 and `10 bein turned back to cover` or to be covered by, as esired, the folded body por 100 tion 7. When sofolded the form ma quickly' be turned into an envelope'by the ebtor by reversingA the original creases or folds and aixing the {ia-ps to form a sealed form. For further convenience and assurance of return, V the creditors name may be printed as indif cated in- Fig. 6 onthe face of the return en- 'velope' which in reality iszthe reverse ofthe 'top portion 8. t

Some suitable means of directing the'debt- 110 ors attention to the new use which may be made of the form `and instructing him in its use is preferably provided. To the accomplishment of this end, I have found theuse of a short printed notice'at the bottom of the top portion 8 directing attention to the use of the statement as 'areturn envelope, in combination with a system of numerals and directions vat each crease or fold to be a satisfactory arrangement.l f

In order to facilitate the folding of the form into a return envelope, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the longitudinal edges of the body portion 7 are preferably given a. slight taper, as shown. I 1

In the improved form of statement which my invention provides there are combined ywith all the essential functions of the ordinarystatement means by which the-creditor will have increased assurance lof possessing a definite identification of the .account when settled by mail and by which the debtor will be provided with a ready and convenient returnenvelope form. c

In addition to the various .uses above outlined, my new form is especially adapted for use by commercial houses, insurance companies public service corporations and the like, in a vising or notifying` debtors of the amount due, such as is the case with premiums and insurance policies. In accordance withthe provisions of the patent statutes the principle of the invention has been described, together with the apparatus which is now considered to represent the best embodiment thereof, but it is desired to have it understood Athat the apparatus-shown is merely illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out in other ways.

The invention having been described, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is as follows:

l. A commercial bill sheet having the usual bill set up and foldable transversely on spaced lines of fold, the top panel of the sheet formedI by saidxfolding bearing on its inner face, the

creditors designation to the debtor locatedv at the upper portion of said panel and below the same a space to receive the debtors name and address in position to register with the window areal of an enclosing envelope in which the blank is enclosed when folded with the space so filled in exposed, said panel on its opposite side bearing the name and ads dress of the creditor for return mailing purposes, said bill sheet being reversibly foldable on said lines of fold to alternately lie against the opposite faces of said top panel, sealing fiaps on the lateral and top edges of said panel, each having gummed portions on that side of the sheet bearing billing indicia and cooperating with that portion of the sheet when folded uponthe inner face of the panel to seal the same with the creditors address eX- posed upon the outer face of the panel;

2. A ,commercial form mailing shectcolnprisinga sheet having a panel portion provided with foldable top and end sealing flaps and a foldablesheet portion extending from the. bottom thereof, said panel having on one face an addressees -designation positioned to register with the window area of an enclosing envelope, the other face of said panel having the addressors"designation positioned thereon for returned mailing purposes-,said lower sheet portion being foldable to a position coveringthe face containing the addressors remailing indicia, and to retain the sealing flaps when said flaps are folded against'said face, so that said iiaps may be temporarily confined to facilitate insertion of the sheet in said enclosing envelope with the addressees designation in position to be exposed through the window thereof, said sheet portion being reversely foldable to cover the other face of said panel bearing the addresses designation so that the sealing fiaps maybe folded over and secured to the folded sheet .to retain it in sealed condition and to expose the face containing the addressors remailing indicia, whereby said sheet is in condition for remail- Ihis specification signed and witnessed this second day of June, 1926o HARRISON W. MYERS. 

